Golf Balls
Premium vs value, spin vs distance — how to choose the ball that actually fits your game.
The golf ball market quietly split in two, and the cheap half got genuinely good
A small Irish maker selling direct and a warehouse club selling urethane at a price that shouldn't be possible are attacking tour-ball pricing from opposite ends — and the thing that decides between them isn't performance at all.
By Ross Hamilton
August turf quietly changed your golf ball's job, and almost nobody adjusts
Firm summer fairways hand you roll you never had to buy, and firm greens refuse to hold. The 38-compression ball you sensibly chose in April is now optimised for the half of the shot the ground is already doing for you.
By Ross Hamilton
The ball rollback just got kicked to 2030 — and the USGA admitted it isn't enough
On 17 June the R&A and USGA backed off the distance rollback and pushed it to 2030 at the earliest. The delay is defensible. What replaces it should worry you more than the original rule ever did.
By Tom Whitaker
48 golf balls are headed for a robot — and the marketing should be nervous
MyGolfSpy is prepping its 2026 ball test: 48 models, one swing robot, every distance and spin claim on trial. Before the data lands, here's what published robot testing keeps agreeing on year after year — and the one buying mistake to avoid until the results drop.
By Ross Hamilton
Stop buying premium balls if you lose three a round
The Pro V1 is a magnificent golf ball. It is also a waste of your money if it spends half its life in the trees. The honest maths.
By Ben Marsden
